Category: Large 4x4s 
Price Range: £20,095 to £24,595
Excellent off-road ability, plenty of kit, bold styling.
Poor handling, plasticky cabin, expensive to run.
Great off-road, poor on it. There are better, cheaper 4x4s that have better all-round abilities.
It's an improvement on the old model, but there's little to shout about.
With carbon dioxide emissions at 222g/km the manual slots into VED Tax Band F, but that's of little use because 85% of Cherokees sold will be autos (242g/km) that slot into the Tax Band G.
It's not particularly economical and if you are careful with your right foot you might achieve 31mpg, but that's hopeful. The Cherokee is insurance group 13, which isn't bad.
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wrote on 19 07 2006